If you’ve been keeping half an eye on North Africa for your clients this year, here’s one for your notebook. Jet2 is bringing Tunisia back into its programme from 1 May 2027, and for your beach-and-budget bookers, that’s a properly useful piece of news to have in your back pocket.
TL;DR
- Jet2 will restart flights and holidays to Tunisia from 1 May 2027
- Eight weekly departures across five UK airports… Birmingham, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Stansted
- Enfidha airport is the main hub, gateway to Hammamet’s beach resort zone
- Tunisia has been off Jet2’s schedule since the 2015 Sousse incident, and this restart reflects restored UK government travel confidence
- Packages, not flight-only, so it’s a full bookable product for agents from day one
- Bookings open well ahead of summer 2027, so first-mover agents have time to learn the destination
What’s Happening at Jet2
As TTG reports, Jet2 confirmed on 18 June that Tunisia is returning to its programme from May 2027, with Enfidha as the main destination hub. That gives you Hammamet’s beach hotel zone within easy transfer distance, plus access into the wider Cap Bon coast.
The schedule is a measured one. Birmingham takes two flights a week, Manchester two, Stansted two, with East Midlands and Leeds Bradford each running one. Eight weekly departures across five UK airports… enough spread for regional clients without overcommitting in year one.
A Closer Look
Tunisia hasn’t been a Jet2 destination since 2015, so for a lot of agents this is genuinely new territory. It was a well-established UK holiday market before that, with a recognised beach hotel offering around Hammamet and a resort infrastructure that UK operators had been selling for years. Jet2 returning is a vote of confidence that the destination is ready for a full-package programme again.
The restart only happens because UK government travel guidance has settled, and Jet2’s package model means flights and hotel sold together from launch. Good news? That’s a proper bookable product, not a flight-only listing. Hammamet itself is a known quantity for Mediterranean-style beach holidays. Established hotels, solid resort infrastructure, and prices that sit comfortably below the Spanish islands for comparable accommodation.
Where This Helps
Think about the clients sitting in your inbox right now asking for sun, sand, and a sensible budget. Tunisia answers all three. It’s also a soft sell for couples and families who fancy something a little different from the Costas without going long-haul.
For the historically-minded clients, there are Roman ruins at Carthage and Dougga, Djerba island sits a little further south, and Hammamet’s medina is a half-day wander on a hot afternoon. A beach holiday with somewhere to go on day three.
For Client Chats
You don’t have to sell Tunisia today. Bookings won’t be live for a while yet. But this is one to mention casually with budget-conscious clients who’ve already done Majorca twice and want a fresh idea for 2027. Drop it into the conversation now, and you’re the agent they remember when the brochures arrive.
It’s also a useful knowledge gap to close over winter. Tunisia runs two distinct seasons worth knowing: spring (April into early June) for those who want warmth without peak-August heat, and late summer into September for clients looking to stretch the holiday season at sensible prices. Agents who build that knowledge now, hotel options, transfer times, what Hammamet feels like, will be ready when the rest of the high street is still catching up.
A nice one to file away for the weeks ahead.
